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Biden says COVID-19 test negative before debate

11:04 pm October 22, 2020

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he has tested negative for COVID-19 ahead of his debate with President Donald Trump. Biden made the comments to reporters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday before flying to Nashville, Tennessee, where he’s scheduled to participate in the second debate with the Republican president, the final scheduled meeting of the two candidates before the Nov. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Senate Judiciary Committee approves Judge Barrett’s nomination to SC, Democrats boycott

10:51 pm October 22, 2020

Washington: The powerful Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court with the opposition Democrats boycotting the voting process. All 12 Republicans on the committee voted to advance the nomination, while all 10 Democrats boycotted the vote. Democratic senators argue that Republicans should not push through a confirmation […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump leans into fear tactics in bid to win Midwest states

12:29 pm October 18, 2020

Janesville (Winconsin): President Donald Trump leaned into fear tactics Saturday as he accused the left of trying to “destroy the American way of life” in a late reelection pitch to voters in Michigan and Wisconsin two Midwestern states that were instrumental to his 2016 victory but may now be slipping from his grasp. In back-to-back […]

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Joe Biden story

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story

10:06 pm October 16, 2020

New York: Twitter was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday, as the company responded to criticism over its handling of the story that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. “Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix,” […]

Biden vows to repeal ‘Muslim ban’ imposed by Trump admin if elected

6:50 pm October 16, 2020

Greenville: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has vowed to include Muslim Americans in every social and political aspect in his administration as well as repeal President Donald Trump‘s “Muslim ban” if voted to power. In a video message to Muslim Advocates, a civil rights organisation, on Thursday, Biden also promised to push lawmakers for legislation […]